horticultura

Portuguese

Etymology

From horti- +‎ -cultura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.t͡ʃi.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/ [oh.t͡ʃi.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.t͡ʃi.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/ [oh.t͡ʃi.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.t͡ʃi.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/ [oɾ.t͡ʃi.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.t͡ʃi.kuwˈtu.ɾɐ/ [oχ.t͡ʃi.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻ.t͡ʃi.kuwˈtu.ɾa/ [oɻ.t͡ʃi.kuʊ̯ˈtu.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.ti.kulˈtu.ɾɐ/ [ɔɾ.ti.kuɫˈtu.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: hor‧ti‧cul‧tu‧ra

Noun

horticultura f (uncountable)

1. horticulture (art or science of cultivating gardens)

   Synonym: jardinagem

2. the cultivation of vegetables

Related terms

• hortaliça
• hortaliceiro
• hortar
• hortelã
• hortelão
• horteleiro
• horti-
• hortícula
• horticultor
• horto

Spanish

Noun

horticultura f (plural horticulturas)

1. horticulture (art or science of cultivating gardens)

Related terms

• horticultor
• huerta
• huerto

 

Further reading

• “horticultura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16